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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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